How to Say ‘And what did you do as a kid?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Y qué hacías de niña?
ee keh ah-SEE-ahs deh NEE-nyah
[ee keh ah-SEE-ahs deh NEE-nyah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y qué hacías
ee keh ah-SEE-ahs
And what did you do
The h in 'hacías' is silent: 'ah-SEE-ahs'. It's the imperfect tense, used for habits in the past. 'Y qué' blends into 'ee-KEH'.
¿Y qué hacías los domingos?
And what did you do on Sundays?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used in questions to ask for specific information.
Uso «qué» para hacer una pregunta clara.
I use “what” to ask a clear question.
hacías
[ah-SEE-ahs]
you used to do
Imperfect 'tú' form of 'hacer', for habitual past actions.
¿Qué hacías los domingos?
What did you use to do on Sundays?
de niña?
deh NEE-nyah
as a girl?
'De niña' means 'as a girl' or 'when you were a girl'. Say the ñ as 'ny': 'deh NEE-nyah'.
De niña jugaba mucho.
As a girl, I played a lot.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
as
With a stage of life, means 'as / when one was'.
De joven, bailaba mucho.
As a young woman, I danced a lot.
niña
[NEE-nyah]
girl / little girl
A female child.
De niña vivía en el campo.
As a girl I lived in the country.
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